WASHINGTON, D.C. — In her first speech on the floor of the U.S. House, U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today shared the story of a constituent facing financial hardship and growing uncertainty due to the ongoing government shutdown. During her speech, Spanberger also called on the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and the President to work together to fully reopen the government and provide certaint... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a bipartisan majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass critical funding bills that would fully reopen the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development—and provide much-needed certaint... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger has supported the introduction of two bills that would make sure federal workers receive backpay once the ongoing government shutdown ends and that Members of Congress would not receive their regular salaries during a shutdown. Since December 22, 2018, more than 450,000 federal employees have worked without pay, including more than 41,000 f... Read more »
WASHINGTON POST, JENNA PORTNOY Twenty House members from Virginia, Maryland and D.C. represent hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but only seven lawmakers say they will forgo salaries as the partial government shutdown stretches into a third week. In Virginia, they are Reps. Elaine Luria, Abigail Spanberger and Jennifer Wexton — three first-term Democrats who turned red seats blue in Novemb... Read more »
WTOP, MITCHELL MILLER Hundreds of thousands of federal workers will miss their first paycheck this Friday if no breakthrough agreement is reached to end the partial government shutdown — and members of Congress say their constituents are worried about how they will pay their bills and make ends meet. Close to 800,000 federal workers who have been working without pay or on furlough stand to miss th... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger today voted with a majority of the U.S. House of Representatives to pass legislation that would end the ongoing partial government shutdown, provide funding to stabilize critical departments and agencies, and give much-needed certainty to federal employees and their families. Since December 22, 2018, funding for nine federal departments has... Read more »
MOTHERLY, HEATHER MARCOUX This week was the first of 2019, but it was also the first in a new era for America. Women made history in 2018's midterm elections, and they made history this week as they were sworn into Congress. The 116th class of Congress looks different than any that came before. It includes more women than ever before, and more moms than ever before. These women are entering a cong... Read more »
WCVE, CHARLES FISHBURNE CLICK HERE FOR AUDIO The 116th Congress began its first session yesterday (Thursday), with an unprecedented number of women, including 7th District Democrat Abigail Spanberger. The gavel sounded in the House with a new Democratic majority and a new member from Virginia’s 7th, Abigail Spanberger, whose very first vote was not for Nancy Pelosi, as she had promised, but for ne... Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Abigail Spanberger was sworn in today as a Member of the 116th Congress, where she will serve the people of Virginia’s 7th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives. “It is an incredible honor to begin serving the people of Virginia’s 7th District in Congress,” said Spanberger. “I thank everyone who helped us get here, and I look forward to ... Read more »
